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barack obama promised the most transparent administration ever. -- barackma barackty obama, you lie. [applause] there is a direct correlation between the senate stubbornly refusing to pass the budget and the senate selfishly agreeing to ourhead and send ouspend children's and grandchildren's money. it is time to get outraged about this. never before have our challenges been so big and our leaders so small. when we were here last year the words on everyone's lips and the wish in your heart was for barack to pack up and bubble wrap the nobel and high tops and head back to chicago. the election came and went but campaign never stopped. desperate fory is leadership we get instead a permanent campaign. leaders take risks for the good of our country. leaders reached across political differences. campaigners double down on those differences. leaders seek to bring americans together to confront our challenges. campaigners seek to divide and to conquer and to orchestrate crisis after crisis after crisis to exploit. mr. president, we admit it. you won. accept it. now step away from the telepro
barack obama promised the most transparent administration ever. -- barackma barackty obama, you lie. [applause] there is a direct correlation between the senate stubbornly refusing to pass the budget and the senate selfishly agreeing to ourhead and send ouspend children's and grandchildren's money. it is time to get outraged about this. never before have our challenges been so big and our leaders so small. when we were here last year the words on everyone's lips and the wish in your heart was...
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the post is reporting president obama is canceling a trip to asia? >> reporter: that is what they are reporting. we are trying to confirm that this morning. clearly this has consumed the white house. this along with the rollout of the affordable care act has consumed president obama's time. it is essentially the sole focus at this point. here on capitol hill there are efforts to try to get the government running again but not in a format that democrats plan to accept. last night there were votes to get pieces of the government back on track, veteran services, the city of washington, d.c. which is federally funded and a few other things that republicans voted on but those votes did not pass. they are going to try to again today with a new rule to pass it with a simple majority. it is probably not going past the senate. democrats say it is all or nothing. we are not going to pick out certainer parts where people can come back to work. epenitentiarial epenitentiarially -- essentially what all of that means, grid lock. >>> and the government shutdown cou
the post is reporting president obama is canceling a trip to asia? >> reporter: that is what they are reporting. we are trying to confirm that this morning. clearly this has consumed the white house. this along with the rollout of the affordable care act has consumed president obama's time. it is essentially the sole focus at this point. here on capitol hill there are efforts to try to get the government running again but not in a format that democrats plan to accept. last night there...
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s fire and ems department could have put the health of president and obama and the first lady at risk. we have learned the ambulance scheduled to accompany president obama, broke down, which led to multiple problems. >> as president obama travels to and from the white house, the number one concern of his motorcade is keeping the president safe. one critical constant is a d.c. fire zms ambulance, typically medic one, trailing behind in the event of a medical emergency. but on august 8th as the president and first lady were leaving to celebrate mr. obama's 50 second birthday, medic one ran out of gas. >> fire officials concerned that the vehicle was towed to apparatus division and is now being repaired off site. the crew should have but did not fill up the tank thatdy. sources say the bigger issue is the fuel gauge had been broken for months and had not been repaired. >> why did it run out? was it a faulty gas gauge. how long did they know. >> for months d.c. councilman has been critical of the department for not quickly addressing a fleet in disrepair. >> this is just an example that h
s fire and ems department could have put the health of president and obama and the first lady at risk. we have learned the ambulance scheduled to accompany president obama, broke down, which led to multiple problems. >> as president obama travels to and from the white house, the number one concern of his motorcade is keeping the president safe. one critical constant is a d.c. fire zms ambulance, typically medic one, trailing behind in the event of a medical emergency. but on august 8th as...
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this is a low level operation for the obama administration from the word go. i am not saying it myself, but the critics say they tpher took a proper interest in the district. >> i hear all of this, but i don't know. the president has three more years with other states of the union addresses. the district of columbia is affecting 600,000 people out of millions of people in the country. i don't think eleanor has a good argument here as to why it wasn't brought up. he is trying to do a lot -- >> well, she has a right to bring it up. we have a right to keep asking. look, we play checkers, one move at a time. this president plays chess. don't be surprise, he has three more state of the union addresses to give. >> this isn't to say -- after all i said, it's not to say they aren't working on it in the white house. >> thank you, and that's "reporter's notebook." stay with us as "news4 today" continues. >>> good morning. it's sunday, february 17th,
this is a low level operation for the obama administration from the word go. i am not saying it myself, but the critics say they tpher took a proper interest in the district. >> i hear all of this, but i don't know. the president has three more years with other states of the union addresses. the district of columbia is affecting 600,000 people out of millions of people in the country. i don't think eleanor has a good argument here as to why it wasn't brought up. he is trying to do a lot...
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. >>> president obama admits his new push for sweeping gun control will be a tough fight. the lines are being drawn today. where the -- steve? >> that's right. both parties could be unified in this one, jim, on both sides. the key to a win, though, in this fight over guns seems to be the middle. democrats from states where guns are popular. delmarva, western maryland, west virginia, west virginia, those lawmakers are getting pressure from both sides. the vice president kicked off the public biden/obama campaign for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. >> newtown has shocked the nation. the carnage on our streets is no longer able to be ignored. >> that's why we need a national approach. >> but key congressional democrats could oppose the is that. democratic laterer harry reid, who voted against 91994 assault weapons ban, said a new one can't pass congress. west virginia democratic senator joe manchin, after newtown, questioned the right to own assault weapons. now manchin says he's disappointed that the president did not recommend the creation of the n
. >>> president obama admits his new push for sweeping gun control will be a tough fight. the lines are being drawn today. where the -- steve? >> that's right. both parties could be unified in this one, jim, on both sides. the key to a win, though, in this fight over guns seems to be the middle. democrats from states where guns are popular. delmarva, western maryland, west virginia, west virginia, those lawmakers are getting pressure from both sides. the vice president kicked off...
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another important obama care enrlment deadline. instead another change. announcing an extension giving most americans until the end of tomorrow to sign up for health coverage under the affordable care act if they want their insurance to kick in by january 1. >> it is another example of the it ministration worried about the limitation and to critics another example of unilateral change. >> the obama administration said the reason for the changes the anticipation of high demand but experts say officials should have expected an 11th hour enrollment scramble. this is the second time they pushed back in and roman deadline. >> i have had some difficulty with the website before. >> all indications are that healthcare.gov is working as designed. queueing system has kicked in. there is concern about whether particularly, young, healthy consumers will sign up to make the health place work. president obama said one million people have signed up but the ofl is 7 million by the end march 2014 area >> they're hoping this is a nation of procrastinators. people have not
another important obama care enrlment deadline. instead another change. announcing an extension giving most americans until the end of tomorrow to sign up for health coverage under the affordable care act if they want their insurance to kick in by january 1. >> it is another example of the it ministration worried about the limitation and to critics another example of unilateral change. >> the obama administration said the reason for the changes the anticipation of high demand but...
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in less than half an hour, president obama is set to address the nation. we are going to carry bad for you live. >> he will be doing so during in first government shutdown 17 years. everyone is pointing fingers, but no one is taking responsibility. the latest.s has >> 800,000 federal employees have been for load. >> senate democrats have offered nothing. what a shameful day this is in the history of the house of representatives. >> all of this fighting is over a bill that would only fund the government for six weeks. republicans tried again to pass a bill that would tie spending to the health care law. those paying the price? the average joe's. >> everybody is wondering what is going to happen. it closed down a lot of work, and for what? so a few people could make a point. and they don't represent me. >> even those who thought they were essential until today. >> i found out yesterday. it was a mistake. >> about one third of the faa employees are being forced to stay home. >> we think it is outrageous and it jeopardizes public safety. >> the first shutdown
in less than half an hour, president obama is set to address the nation. we are going to carry bad for you live. >> he will be doing so during in first government shutdown 17 years. everyone is pointing fingers, but no one is taking responsibility. the latest.s has >> 800,000 federal employees have been for load. >> senate democrats have offered nothing. what a shameful day this is in the history of the house of representatives. >> all of this fighting is over a bill...
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and he embraced obama. that is it for him. we don't walk to him anymore. >> and for chris christie he says oh, no i have a record. it suggests that he is pragmatic and he has taken moderate positions while governing. >> he has. he expanded medicade and he dealt with a democratic legislature on a number of issues. >> he says listen i have a democratic legislature and i couldn't loosen gun laws it would be a futile effort. i was as conservative as i coud be given the constraints of new jersey. hnew jersey won by a larger margin than in '08. this is a obama loving and christie loving state. if that is true for the country that would be remarkable. >> let's go back to the public anger of voters in washington. they want to get things done. how important do you see that playing out over the next two years and perhaps that is the big benefit for christie. that is a benefit for christie. it stayed tha said that democraa more favorable opinion of chris christie than their own cane candidate. the democratic state senator. they have a hi
and he embraced obama. that is it for him. we don't walk to him anymore. >> and for chris christie he says oh, no i have a record. it suggests that he is pragmatic and he has taken moderate positions while governing. >> he has. he expanded medicade and he dealt with a democratic legislature on a number of issues. >> he says listen i have a democratic legislature and i couldn't loosen gun laws it would be a futile effort. i was as conservative as i coud be given the constraints...
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in his weekly presidential address, president obama detailed what the cuts would mean. >> once the cuts take affect, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off and tips of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. air traffic controllers and airport security want the cutbacks, causing delays across the country. >> in the gop weekly, republicans say democrats seeking higher taxes is the reason why a deal hasn't been reached. >>> college students are tackling america's long-term fiscal and economic challenges with a competition called up to us. >> ten school -- campaigns around the rising debt on economic opportunity and investment in the future. fox business network sandra smith has that story. >> reporter: it's something you may not expect to see from college students. hundreds gathering to discuss america's rising national debt&. nyu is one of 10 schools selected to compete in the inaugural up to us competition. the campaign sponsored by the peerer g. peterson foundation, the clinton global initiative university and net impact challenges st
in his weekly presidential address, president obama detailed what the cuts would mean. >> once the cuts take affect, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off and tips of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. air traffic controllers and airport security want the cutbacks, causing delays across the country. >> in the gop weekly, republicans say democrats seeking higher taxes is the reason why a deal hasn't been reached. >>>...
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our time it 11:52 and the lighter side of president obama. we will be back wit >> following a developing story. the maryland video lottery commission will announce which project is coming to prince george's county. members are voting in baltimore and choose either a tight tight at national harbor or at ft. washington. president obama will answer reporter questions a few hours from now. he will give his end of the year conference at about 2:00 in the afternoon. we will stream it live. after that the president and first family are headed to hawaii for the holidays. the national gallery of art obtained another van gogh that has rarely been seen over the past 50 years. take a look at this. unveiled today, it's the green wheat fields you may have seen. for years the piece has been in the home of paul melon. he left the artwork to the museum, but not until his wife passed away. his wife now 103 years old decided to give the participating as a christmas gift this year so everywhere could enjoy it. the last time it was on display was in 1966. i had a
our time it 11:52 and the lighter side of president obama. we will be back wit >> following a developing story. the maryland video lottery commission will announce which project is coming to prince george's county. members are voting in baltimore and choose either a tight tight at national harbor or at ft. washington. president obama will answer reporter questions a few hours from now. he will give his end of the year conference at about 2:00 in the afternoon. we will stream it live....
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the president obama, he believes it's the caution of our problems. the economic downturn happened because our government didn't tax enough, spend enough or control enough. therefore, as you heard tonight his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent downturn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies. the idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hard working middle-class taxpayers, that is amp old idea that has failed every time it has been tried. no government is going to help you get ahead, it is going told you back. more government is not going to create more opportunities, it's going limit them and it won't inspire new ideas and new private sector jobs. it's going to create more uncertainty. because it breeds complicated rules and laws that small businesses can't afford to poll because more government raise
the president obama, he believes it's the caution of our problems. the economic downturn happened because our government didn't tax enough, spend enough or control enough. therefore, as you heard tonight his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent downturn was a housing crisis created by reckless...
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the chicago teen was shot and killed just days after performing at president obama's inauguration last month. first lady michelle obama paid her respects at her funeral yesterday. >>> and at least three people are injured in mississippi tonight after a possible tornado swept through the city of hattiesburg. the storm causing major damage to several homes and businesses, including the campus of the university of southern mississippi. parts of louisiana, alabama, and mississippi remain under tornado or flash flood watches at this hour. >>> vice president obama -- as president obama polishes the final draft of his state of the union address he used his saturday address to call on congress. >> at a time when economists and business leaders have said that our economy is poised for progress we shouldn't allow self-inflicted wounds to put that progress in jeopardy. so my message to congress is this. let's keep working together to solve this problem. >> it will be part of the president's state of the union address on tuesday. plus, one senator threatens to derail two key cabinet nominations. f
the chicago teen was shot and killed just days after performing at president obama's inauguration last month. first lady michelle obama paid her respects at her funeral yesterday. >>> and at least three people are injured in mississippi tonight after a possible tornado swept through the city of hattiesburg. the storm causing major damage to several homes and businesses, including the campus of the university of southern mississippi. parts of louisiana, alabama, and mississippi remain...
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president obama said in 2009, as we move forward on health reform, it is not sufficient for us to simply add more people to medicare or medicaid to increase coverage in the absence of cost controls and reform. another way of putting it is, we cannot simply put more people into a broken system that does not work. he was right. the federal government must promptly authorize real, innovative, state run medicaid reform to allow us at the state level to run and manage our programs better. without dramatic reform, i cannot recommend dramatic expansion in medicaid. health benefit exchanges i believe or a bad idea. the federal mandate in that bill will increase the cost of insurance for most virginians and will crowd out other opportunities in the insurance industry. the ongoing failure of the federal government to provide a clear and cogent guidance and regulation has made it impossible by october 2013. we will not operate a state based exchange that gives upside financial risk. it is not good for virginia. [applause] during the process, we'll continue to work to ensure that virginia maintains
president obama said in 2009, as we move forward on health reform, it is not sufficient for us to simply add more people to medicare or medicaid to increase coverage in the absence of cost controls and reform. another way of putting it is, we cannot simply put more people into a broken system that does not work. he was right. the federal government must promptly authorize real, innovative, state run medicaid reform to allow us at the state level to run and manage our programs better. without...
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president obama has just arrived in one of the places the cuts could hit workers the hardest, the huge naval base in newport news. danielle nottingham has the latest developments on the sequester. >> reporter: president obama is visiting a shipyard in new prt news, virginia today -- newport news, virginia today. he's warning that people who work on ships could face layoffs if budget cuts kick in this friday. military leaders talked about how challenging the cuts will be at a congressional hearing this morning. >> if we do not have the resources to train and equip the force, our soldiers, our young men and women are the ones who will pay the price potentially with their lives. >> reporter: with the clock ticking, it's small businesses like this communications contractor that are already bracing for the impact of the cuts, especially hits to the defense department. >> for us it could go into the millions of dollars. >> reporter: pay toe alfonso -- pay toe alfonso employs 120 workers in washington, d.c. his business relies on contracts with government agencies that will see their buckets
president obama has just arrived in one of the places the cuts could hit workers the hardest, the huge naval base in newport news. danielle nottingham has the latest developments on the sequester. >> reporter: president obama is visiting a shipyard in new prt news, virginia today -- newport news, virginia today. he's warning that people who work on ships could face layoffs if budget cuts kick in this friday. military leaders talked about how challenging the cuts will be at a congressional...
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. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on the day of the boston marathon. there is much more to that day. the marathon is held every year on a state holiday. patriots day. it commemorates the battles of lexington and concorde during the revolutionary war. it falls on the third monday of every april. in addition to the marathon, the white sox play a home game starting at 11:00 a.m. and people typically have the day off from work and school to celebrate the day. >> today is also holiday in the district and security ramped up for an emancipation day event. our bruce johnson is live at freedom plaza with more. bruce. >> reporter: anita, local city, but it's th
. >> president obama says the american people refuse to be terrorized by attacks like this and he used some of what he saw yesterday as the reasons why. >> exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. >> for many around the country, the bombings came on...
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president obama recently weighed in saying he might change the name if he owned the team. we're hearing from fans as the namey debate rages on. r >> reporter: what is it a name what it comes to the red skins it's something that'ss offensive to many native americans. this week president obamama seemed to agree. >> i've got to say if i were the owner of the team, and i knew that there was a name of my team even if it had a storied history, that was offending a sizeable group of people, i would think about changing it. >> reporter: but will the change foal the way fans feel about it? >> i don't find it offensive. >> reporter: he is not alone. recent polls have shown a majority of fans are ok with keeping the name. na some fan says the presidentresi has more pressing issues. >> he needs to have his mind more on getting the government straightened out. >> reporter: d.c.congresswoman disputesdisp the polling saying it's not the name fans love.fa >>ns these fans are reflecting the love of the team, not the name. >> reporter: the team management is notor too moved. some believe it
president obama recently weighed in saying he might change the name if he owned the team. we're hearing from fans as the namey debate rages on. r >> reporter: what is it a name what it comes to the red skins it's something that'ss offensive to many native americans. this week president obamama seemed to agree. >> i've got to say if i were the owner of the team, and i knew that there was a name of my team even if it had a storied history, that was offending a sizeable group of...
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president obama calling on congress to avoid cuts that could jeopardize jobs in just 23 days. >> the jobs of thousands of americans who can work in national security -- who work in national security or education or clean energy. >> reporter: under the terms of earlier deficit deals, congress will find $85 million in reductions by march 1st. if not, they would shrink pentagon spending by 7.9% and domidwesting spending by 5.3% and medicare a 2% reduction. >> i believe they should pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms that would delay the economically damaging affects of the sequester for a few more mots until congress finds a way. >> reporter: the president wants to raise more money by ending tax loopholes, but republicans want deeper entitlement cuts. >> if we're going to connect with the american people, it's important that they see not only that we're serious about solving our debt problems. >> a studdie by george mason university estimated 448,000 jobs could be affected in d.c., maryland, and virginia. for months, defense contractors have pleaded for action. >> we
president obama calling on congress to avoid cuts that could jeopardize jobs in just 23 days. >> the jobs of thousands of americans who can work in national security -- who work in national security or education or clean energy. >> reporter: under the terms of earlier deficit deals, congress will find $85 million in reductions by march 1st. if not, they would shrink pentagon spending by 7.9% and domidwesting spending by 5.3% and medicare a 2% reduction. >> i believe they...
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when president obama needed a respected leader to oversee his transition, he again turned to him. whenever i need advice, either on grand strategies or day to him astics, i turn to well. he is our indispensable man and oneone who has carried cap his shoulders for so long. i am deeply grateful to him. i know the voice of god introduced him, but i think we should also show our appreciation to him. [applause] we have been discussing what it means to be a progressive in america and the world for years now. we may have different experiences and backgrounds, but values thatet of animates our work and our lives. the values of justice, freedom, opportunity, and equality that everyone the world over deserves to have in their lives and their society who deserve to have the chance to live up to their god- given potential to participate fully in the economic political social lives of the places where they were born and live. and so when you look at these values and how much of the united states had to do in thrusting them into human and nurturing them and protecting them for so many years now
when president obama needed a respected leader to oversee his transition, he again turned to him. whenever i need advice, either on grand strategies or day to him astics, i turn to well. he is our indispensable man and oneone who has carried cap his shoulders for so long. i am deeply grateful to him. i know the voice of god introduced him, but i think we should also show our appreciation to him. [applause] we have been discussing what it means to be a progressive in america and the world for...
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"the voice" crowns a winner and president obama sends a clear message to russia about their anti-gay policies. it's wednesday, december 18. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. christmas has come early for at least two people in california and georgia who have winning lottery tickets for last night's massive $630 million jackpot. both tickets match the numbers 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 with a mega ball of 7. the california ticket was sold at jenny's gift shop in san jose. the store owner said he was contacted bylottery officials. the winning ticket in georgia was purchased at gateway news stand in atlanta. we now have at least two new millionaires in the country. >>> there are more questions than answers this morning in reno, nevada after a fatal shooting. police say a gunman opened firet at a medical center killing one person before taking his own life. police say the gun men fired several rounds tuesday afternoon. the medical center was put on lockdown amid the chaos. officials say the shooting does not appear to be random but the motive is still unclear
"the voice" crowns a winner and president obama sends a clear message to russia about their anti-gay policies. it's wednesday, december 18. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. christmas has come early for at least two people in california and georgia who have winning lottery tickets for last night's massive $630 million jackpot. both tickets match the numbers 8, 14, 17, 20, 39 with a mega ball of 7. the california ticket was sold...
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and now it is time to take a look at president obama as he has reactions to the fiscal cliff. >> the premise for my campaign is to change the tax code that was skewed towards the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. and tonight, we've done that. and thanks to the votes of the democrats and the republicans and congress. and i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans, while preventing a middle class tax hike that could have sent the economy back in the recession and obviously they had a severe impact on families all across america. i want to thank all the leaders of the house and senate. and in particular i want to thank the work that was done by my extraordinary vice president joe biden as well as leader harry reid, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. everybody worked very hard on this and i appreciate it and joe once again i want to thank you for your hard work. under this law, more than 98% of the americans and 97% of the small businesses, they will not see their income taxes go up. millions of families, they will contin
and now it is time to take a look at president obama as he has reactions to the fiscal cliff. >> the premise for my campaign is to change the tax code that was skewed towards the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. and tonight, we've done that. and thanks to the votes of the democrats and the republicans and congress. and i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans, while preventing a middle class tax hike that could have sent the economy...
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before he is sworn in, president obama is shipping in. today, the first family picked up their paint brushes and volunteered in northeast, d.c. >> this is what america's about. this is what we celebrate. >> they started the day of service at their first inauguration, a call for people to volunteer on this specific day. vice-president joe biden spent today in southeast at the d.c. armory, filling care packages for troops. on the national mall, a service summit, with celebrities like eva longoria and chelsea clinton. >> it is inspiring to see all of these people out here. everybody is here to give back. >> and people did not even have to wait. they can participate on service projects on site. >> it shows the love and passion we have for one another. >> president obama said this service they should be a symbol of how the nation can work together. they spent the day pending a bookshelf. the president says he knows that he is told now that bending down to paint kind of hurts. >> the president said he is ready for the inauguration. >> the theme
before he is sworn in, president obama is shipping in. today, the first family picked up their paint brushes and volunteered in northeast, d.c. >> this is what america's about. this is what we celebrate. >> they started the day of service at their first inauguration, a call for people to volunteer on this specific day. vice-president joe biden spent today in southeast at the d.c. armory, filling care packages for troops. on the national mall, a service summit, with celebrities like...
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president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at the finish line and captured some of the chaos on camera. s'wife and daughter were in the race. he snapped photographs and started recording on his cellphone after. the second blast, he went downstairs to safety. eventually reunited with his wife and daughter. >> my god. i feel lucky to be alive. my wife andhug daughter anymore. our knees were shaking. >> he will fly back to b.c. later this morning. at 5:00, tom roussey will join us from boston with reactions from who was in the area when the bombs went off. .- with a local woman >> typically, homemade
president obama was notified within minutes. bostonian isdent will pull together and move forward as one proud city and the american people will be with them every step away. >> law enforcement sources tell they are coming over evidence. they're questioning a man being treated in an area hospital as well as a person who was trying to gain access to a restricted area five minutes before the blast. tahman bradley, boston. >> hearing from an arlington man who had a front-row seat at...
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. >>> the gun control debate steps up a bit when a senate committee begins debate on president obama's plan. >> it includes a ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks for gun mary ann rafferty has the late. >> reporter: president obama and vice president joe biden laid out their proposal for new gun control legislation earlier this month. it includes a ban on assault weapons. gun rights advocates suggest the move infringes on our second amendment rights. others suggest assault weapons are only intended to cause harm. >> do you need assault weapons? these are weapons made to chill large numbers of people in close combat. >> reporter: the pros president's proposal calls for an enhanced background check for gun purchases. >> the guy who killed people tragically in newtown was using his mother's guns. so the background check wouldn't have done any good. >> reporter: some lawmakers say a more in-depth look at mental health issues would help curb the violence. >> we need to be looking at mental health and the root causes, some of these psychotropic drugs and not let this be abou
. >>> the gun control debate steps up a bit when a senate committee begins debate on president obama's plan. >> it includes a ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks for gun mary ann rafferty has the late. >> reporter: president obama and vice president joe biden laid out their proposal for new gun control legislation earlier this month. it includes a ban on assault weapons. gun rights advocates suggest the move infringes on our second amendment rights. others...
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president obama has ordered the flag to be lowered to half staff through monday. he and mrs. obama plan to travel to the service and there will be a memorial at the national cathedral wednesday morning at 11:00. >>> i'm bruce leshan at the south africa embassy in d.c. where they have just announced plans for american commemoration of nelson mandela's life. there are books of condolences inside. there will be prayer vigils outside here between 7:00 and 8:00 every night until tuesday. then on wednesday there will be a service at the washington national cathedral. in south africa rain is a sign and in washington in ones and twos and sometimes more people braved the rain to leave a flower, say a prayer, take a picture in memory of the towering figure of nelson mandela. >> such an amazing model of what a human being can be. >> reporter: this embassy was once a battle ground in the fight against apartheid, the racial separation that mandela fought in south africa, which is why the new south africa erected his statue right here. >> the statue stands there because that was the fulcru
president obama has ordered the flag to be lowered to half staff through monday. he and mrs. obama plan to travel to the service and there will be a memorial at the national cathedral wednesday morning at 11:00. >>> i'm bruce leshan at the south africa embassy in d.c. where they have just announced plans for american commemoration of nelson mandela's life. there are books of condolences inside. there will be prayer vigils outside here between 7:00 and 8:00 every night until tuesday....
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president obama sent a special message to his protegee kid president. >> kid president, looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white house easter egg roll. kids dancing, eggs rolling, i'm in. >> kid president is also known as 9-year-old robby novak. he stars in popular motivational videos and has gotten tens of millions of hits on youtube. >> he is hilarious, so cute, too. >>> got a little something coming. >> it makes it nice to hear about the easter egg roll, although often that's really cold, too isn't it? we have a little wintery mix coming. i don't think you need to worry about it so much in the morning, but maybe in a light fashion in the afternoon and a big concern is the fact it will be real cold tonight and we don't warm up a lot tomorrow. typically when we have little things coming through, we say don't worry it, won't stick to the roads. in this case it could because the pavement man chilly. already down to 32 -- has been chilly. already down to 32 and widespread 20s even through the clouds. so pavement will be cold. t
president obama sent a special message to his protegee kid president. >> kid president, looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white house easter egg roll. kids dancing, eggs rolling, i'm in. >> kid president is also known as 9-year-old robby novak. he stars in popular motivational videos and has gotten tens of millions of hits on youtube. >> he is hilarious, so cute, too. >>> got a little something...
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>> i think basically the -- obama care. >> obama care is a work in progress. biggest loser republican party. chris christie didn't run as a republican. virginia red state, abandon him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> republicans have lot of work to do. >> obama care. probably the president. more of a ringing n pn dorsement for him. >> i agree. obama care and president obama. >> i think he hurt him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. you are all correct. watch us on the web at any time . >> 156 million americans get their health insurance from their employer's health care plan in 2013 and the budget office estimated because of the failure to keep the promise on the white house website that 78 million americans will not be able to keep their plans as promised. isn't that true? >> i don't know any idea what that statistic is. >> kathleen sebelius, the cabinet secretary of health and human services stood her ground. kathleen sebelius testified where chiros grilled about the promise -- where she was grilled about the promise president obama made americans wh
>> i think basically the -- obama care. >> obama care is a work in progress. biggest loser republican party. chris christie didn't run as a republican. virginia red state, abandon him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> republicans have lot of work to do. >> obama care. probably the president. more of a ringing n pn dorsement for him. >> i agree. obama care and president obama. >> i think he hurt him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. you are all...
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. >> and president obama will not meet face to face with russian president vladimir put tin next month. the white house abruptly canceled the summit many that was scheduled to take place in moscow, and he says it is the lack of -- >> . >> mcdonald refinanced his home and restructures loans on other properties and this comes as he repays johnny williams senior. those gifts total more than $150,000. documents show the transaction, but does not show if the money was used to repay williams. >> and some more news, metro riders faced two of the project is finally underway. phase two will extend the line to dulles. crews are now doing some survey work, to take place daily from 6:00 in the morning until 6:00 at night. that work is not expected to impact traffic or parking. >> 44:00 t, those numbers continue to have a nice slow steep incline, don't they? >> i know, we started to low this week. we are going to get past the 84-degreings today, and make it to near 90. but we have to get through between now and then. a few sprinkles on live super dopler here. it is extremely light along south 95 he
. >> and president obama will not meet face to face with russian president vladimir put tin next month. the white house abruptly canceled the summit many that was scheduled to take place in moscow, and he says it is the lack of -- >> . >> mcdonald refinanced his home and restructures loans on other properties and this comes as he repays johnny williams senior. those gifts total more than $150,000. documents show the transaction, but does not show if the money was used to repay...
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. >> president obama and his team are doing every to restrict your constitutional rights to keep and bear arms. >> reporter: blanch lincoln to like to see lawmakers find a compromise. >> there's plausible regulations that need to be put in place, it needs to be done in a reasonable fashion. and there's good people in the middle that know and understand that. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to rally public support to put pressure on congress, but it will be a challenge getting lawmakers from pro gun states to support an assault weapons ban. tara mergenner, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama is also expected to go on the road and campaign for gun control. >>> thousands against abortion are on the national mall and the stems of the supreme court, maaing the 40th anniversary of roe versus wade. the annual march for life is a rallying cry for people strongly against abortion. former republican, rick santorum, is expected to speak at the rally today. supporters of roe v. wade were there and they held a counter- rally. this happens to be file footage from last year's
. >> president obama and his team are doing every to restrict your constitutional rights to keep and bear arms. >> reporter: blanch lincoln to like to see lawmakers find a compromise. >> there's plausible regulations that need to be put in place, it needs to be done in a reasonable fashion. and there's good people in the middle that know and understand that. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to rally public support to put pressure on congress, but it will...
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. >> president obama addedbamadd republicans are not afraid his health care overhaul will fail, they are afraid it will succeedc the president says the new law l will lower costs and make healts care coverage available to everyone. >> still ahead this morning, a big step in ridding syria of its chemical weapons. details of the deal coming up. >> and after five years, the first of metro line will be finished. coming up, a sneak peek at one of the brand-new stations. >> a scare in the air for some united passengers last night. listenn tothnger this. the plane had to make an a emergency landing in idaho aftet a crew member had a heart attack.ta the flight was on its way from houston to seattle.o seat the airline is now trying to get the 160 teens their destinationn >> two remains were found in tht costa concordia.. the last two missing people were last seen. 32 people died when the cruise c ship crashed into a reef off the italian coast last year.co >> up at the unitedt nations in new york, they agreed on the o t chemical weapons.po. a vote is expected tonight buthb does not expe
. >> president obama addedbamadd republicans are not afraid his health care overhaul will fail, they are afraid it will succeedc the president says the new law l will lower costs and make healts care coverage available to everyone. >> still ahead this morning, a big step in ridding syria of its chemical weapons. details of the deal coming up. >> and after five years, the first of metro line will be finished. coming up, a sneak peek at one of the brand-new stations. ...
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and yet on the aisle and president obama raising the debt ceiling with no conditions. a clean vote to raise the debt ceiling. and the reason we find ourselves in grid lock is because that's never going to happen. that's never going be acceptable to the republicans just to raise the debt ceiling without there being some conditions attached to that. and even president obama when he was senator and we don't need to add to the debt ceiling, add to the deficit. we need to take further action. it's easier to talk about what needs to be done versus the hard work of getting it done. so the reason we find ourselves where we are right now is because either very politically difficult decision that we have to make. it means that we're not going be able to just continue the current path that america has been spending way beyond its means for many, many years. and where -- but we've reached that point where we can't just continue down this path that is impacting our economy. it impacts our military and our readynd. it impacts our children and the country that they're going to inheri
and yet on the aisle and president obama raising the debt ceiling with no conditions. a clean vote to raise the debt ceiling. and the reason we find ourselves in grid lock is because that's never going to happen. that's never going be acceptable to the republicans just to raise the debt ceiling without there being some conditions attached to that. and even president obama when he was senator and we don't need to add to the debt ceiling, add to the deficit. we need to take further action. it's...
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. >> what's behind the obama breakdown? >> there's no question we can fix this. >> the stories you haven't heard. >> i'll go to obamacare, right? >> this hour, fox news reporting "behind the obama breakdown." from washington, d.c., here's bret baier. >> who'd have thunk it? a tech-savvy team obama struggling to get a website up and running. conservatives going for defense cuts, confounding democrats. washington wondering if the progressives' capstone achievement may be their undoing. a freshman senator leading his party down a road its senior statesman would rather not go. we're going to try to make sense of the last 12 months. we start with another paradox of sorts. a cadre of young political activists mobilizing against the president's signature legislation. ♪ november 10th, 2013, the month after the obamacare exchange is open for business. thousands of university of miami and virginia tech fans party outside sunlife stadium. but this is more than a pregame tailgate bash. it sounds a lot like a call to civil disobedienc
. >> what's behind the obama breakdown? >> there's no question we can fix this. >> the stories you haven't heard. >> i'll go to obamacare, right? >> this hour, fox news reporting "behind the obama breakdown." from washington, d.c., here's bret baier. >> who'd have thunk it? a tech-savvy team obama struggling to get a website up and running. conservatives going for defense cuts, confounding democrats. washington wondering if the progressives'...
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intrusion of millions of innocent americans and the american civil liberties union is calling on the obama administration to halt this program and close its scope. it is having congress to investigate. organized crime in the retail industry is apparently on the rise. billions of dollars worth of merchandise is stolen each year being sold online or at physical locations. one picture we're seeing now, theeves are returning stolen nods a store without a receipt -- merchandise to a store without a receipt so they can get store credit or a refund and others are taking it to pawnshops. mcdonald's is going to start serving breakfast after midnight in several locations. if you're skipping out on your friend's wedding just because it is too expensive, you're not alone. those stories are coming up next hour. >> linda, we look forward to hearing more. it is 4:37. 62 degrees outside. >> the first couple is hitting the road, but for different reasons today. we'll tell you where they are go >> welcome back. 4:40 on this thursday morning. a brisk start to our day again. we're very lucky. >> it feels good
intrusion of millions of innocent americans and the american civil liberties union is calling on the obama administration to halt this program and close its scope. it is having congress to investigate. organized crime in the retail industry is apparently on the rise. billions of dollars worth of merchandise is stolen each year being sold online or at physical locations. one picture we're seeing now, theeves are returning stolen nods a store without a receipt -- merchandise to a store without a...
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speaking from the white house just a few moments ago, president barack obama said iran had six months to comply with the terms of the deal. >> while today's announcement is just a first step, it achieves a great deal. for the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the iranian nuclear program and keep parts of the program -- key parts of the program will be rolled back. iran has committed to halting certain levels of enrichment and neutralizing part of its stockpiles. iran cannot use its next generation centrifuges which are used for enriching uranium. iran cannot install or start up new centrifuges and its production of centrifuges will be limited. >> what does iran get in return? some of the economic sanctions will now be lifted. no new sanctions will be imposed. >>> a man falls three stories to his death inside a museum down on the national mall today. it happened just after 4:00 this afternoon at the museum of the american independent january. witness -- american indian. witnesses say the man fell from the third level to the first floor atrium. he was taken t
speaking from the white house just a few moments ago, president barack obama said iran had six months to comply with the terms of the deal. >> while today's announcement is just a first step, it achieves a great deal. for the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the iranian nuclear program and keep parts of the program -- key parts of the program will be rolled back. iran has committed to halting certain levels of enrichment and neutralizing part of its...
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. >>> president obama is expected to focus on the economy. tomorrow right niece state of the union speech. that remains the number one issue among voters. democrats and republicans say they are eager to hear the president's plan to get more unemployed people back to work during his second term in office. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education, clean energy, and repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. he'll take his state of the union message on the road later this week with atlanta and chicago. >> the los angeles police department has now received more than 600 tips on the where abouts of christopher dorner. he's the excop now killer accused of murdering a police officer and a young couple. police are offering a $1 million reward for information that leads them to dorner. >>> and coming up on your only local news at 7:00, we'll show you how one man is using clothing to wage a war on bul
. >>> president obama is expected to focus on the economy. tomorrow right niece state of the union speech. that remains the number one issue among voters. democrats and republicans say they are eager to hear the president's plan to get more unemployed people back to work during his second term in office. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more...
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he's completing a trip president obama had to cancel because you of the government shutdown. kerry is holding talks with china and several smaller southeast asian countries. a big part of the discussions will center around cooling tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. the summit will cover political, economic, and security issues. >>> later today ousted nfl player aaron hernandez is due back in court. the former new england patriots tight end is charged with murder. he is scheduled to appear in a pretrial hearing this this afternoon. his first time in court since he pled not guilty. prosecutors say hernandez shot and killed semi pro football player odin lloyd last june. he faces five other weapons related charges. >>> new details about the undercover new york police detective involved in this violent confrontation between motorcycle riders and a family in an suv. we're told the officer once did undercover work during the occupy wall street movement. the detective was off-duty when he was riding with this group of bikers. he says he didn't do anything wron
he's completing a trip president obama had to cancel because you of the government shutdown. kerry is holding talks with china and several smaller southeast asian countries. a big part of the discussions will center around cooling tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. the summit will cover political, economic, and security issues. >>> later today ousted nfl player aaron hernandez is due back in court. the former new england patriots tight end is charged with...
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which could cripple obama-care. yesterday, as part of his pitch, the president patners with big clinton to help kick off an awareness campaign. the online insurance marketplace will be available on tuesday. the president speak is scheduled for 11:00 this morning. reporting live, susan kennedy, abc 7news. >> all right, thank you. in the meantime, the administration is staying well clear of that budget battle. republicans are making a push to defund the president's healthcare fund. and democrats are saying that absolutely will not happen. now there is word from the treasury that the u.s. will lose its ability to pay its bills by october 17th. >> 5:34, new word coming in right now about a deadly attack in iraq. let's get right to breeian carter, she is at the life desk with the later. >> well, we continue to follow this developing story. we unction 14 people said to be dead in a village just knot of baghdad. three bombs went off, two inside, one out. while the market was filled with shotters. reportedly killing seven p
which could cripple obama-care. yesterday, as part of his pitch, the president patners with big clinton to help kick off an awareness campaign. the online insurance marketplace will be available on tuesday. the president speak is scheduled for 11:00 this morning. reporting live, susan kennedy, abc 7news. >> all right, thank you. in the meantime, the administration is staying well clear of that budget battle. republicans are making a push to defund the president's healthcare fund. and...
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. >> a task force has some advice for president obama if he wants to restore trust, those stories and more as we check out your world in 90 seconds. >> today republican state senator mark obenshain conceding the race for virginia attorney general. democrat mark herring had a slim need on election night, 165 votes, and at this week's statewide recount stretching into today the lead widened to 800 votes. >> the federal reserve said it will now ease up on its stimulus program. >> the job market has continued to improve with the unemployment rate declining further. >> the dow gained nearly 300 points to close at 16,167. >> an advisory task force is telling president obama if he wants to restore public trust, he must make changes at the nsa. they gave the president 46 recommendations. among them, the nsa should no longer store americans' phone records. instead phone companies or a third party should hold the records. >> international space station is about to undergo unscheduled repairs. a cooling system failure last week forced nasa to turn off nonessential equipment and stop science expe
. >> a task force has some advice for president obama if he wants to restore trust, those stories and more as we check out your world in 90 seconds. >> today republican state senator mark obenshain conceding the race for virginia attorney general. democrat mark herring had a slim need on election night, 165 votes, and at this week's statewide recount stretching into today the lead widened to 800 votes. >> the federal reserve said it will now ease up on its stimulus program....
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. >> we heard about president obama and the nfl had. tonight, we are even hearing from rg3. >> we cannot allow to be a distraction. glad that he expressed how he feels from an emotional standpoint. >> dan schneider sent a letter to ticket holders on why they will keep using the redskins name. he says he is listening to those who disagree, including the indian nation that finds it offensive. he said that he owes it to fans to preserve the heritage. on thecally because inaugural team for players and the head coach were native american. the name was never a label. it continues to be a badge of honor. people hit back and took aim at the heritage. he says that he did not mention was ane original owner avowed segregationist. that suggested the team name was deliberately designed to denigrate people of color. , the ones buying and wearing the logo? >> i do not find offensive. changed.ds to be something needs to be done about it. in the letter, he cites an interview with the chief of another tribe that says that they do not find the name offens
. >> we heard about president obama and the nfl had. tonight, we are even hearing from rg3. >> we cannot allow to be a distraction. glad that he expressed how he feels from an emotional standpoint. >> dan schneider sent a letter to ticket holders on why they will keep using the redskins name. he says he is listening to those who disagree, including the indian nation that finds it offensive. he said that he owes it to fans to preserve the heritage. on thecally because inaugural...
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obama needs to worry about his colleagues and get the u.s. back to work. and on capitol hill the bars and restaurants say the lawmaker's desire for r&r is good for business. >> i might not have thought twice about it. they might think after a long day let's get something to drink afterward. >> and what would your boss say if your job was falling apart and incomplete. would they be okay with you going out and enjoying yourself. tweet me. we're up at capitol hill, i'm ken molistina. >> and this is not the only problem in d.c. this weekend. a group of truckers have organized their own slowdown of d.c. this friday. according to a report in u.s. news and world report, ride for the constitution.org is planning the event and asking all independent truckers around the country to drive to d.c. and clog the beltway. the truckers plan to circle i- 495 three lanes deep and allow one lane for emergency vehicles. organizers of the three-day ride say they are sick and tired of the president and congressman for what they call disregarding the constitution. now truckers fo
obama needs to worry about his colleagues and get the u.s. back to work. and on capitol hill the bars and restaurants say the lawmaker's desire for r&r is good for business. >> i might not have thought twice about it. they might think after a long day let's get something to drink afterward. >> and what would your boss say if your job was falling apart and incomplete. would they be okay with you going out and enjoying yourself. tweet me. we're up at capitol hill, i'm ken...
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yesterday president obama went to minneapolis pushing his gun control plan. he once again called for ban on military-style assault weapons even though that he and miadmits it'll be tough to push through congress. he says there seems to be more support on mandatory background checks on all gun sales. >> joe biden and his wife will return from overseas today. in france on monday he met with the president of france and they discussed the conflicts in mali, iran, and syria. today he will meet with the british prime minister in london and will attend a meeting of the united kingdom national security council. >> the montgomery county council will vote today on a measure aimed at making county schools safer. it would provide $354,000 to accelerate plans to install security systems. in public systems those systems were set up to be completed and the end of next school year. now when the wake of the connecticut school shootings many want the systems installed sooner. >> checking news around the nation,-year-old coloma bo -- 85-year- old alabama boy kept in a bunker fo
yesterday president obama went to minneapolis pushing his gun control plan. he once again called for ban on military-style assault weapons even though that he and miadmits it'll be tough to push through congress. he says there seems to be more support on mandatory background checks on all gun sales. >> joe biden and his wife will return from overseas today. in france on monday he met with the president of france and they discussed the conflicts in mali, iran, and syria. today he will meet...
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. >>> president obama and congress now have less than a week to reach a deal to avoid sequestration. those draft extending cuts will take effect a week from today. the president appears to be making a final effort to prevent those looming cuts. he called john boehner and mitch mcconnell yesterday. we are still working to find out what the sides said to each other, but the white house described them as good conversations. >>> the national zoo could have to make some really tough decisions if a budget deal isn't in place soon. it's facing major cuts, but how much is still up in the air. megan has more. >> reporter: it's not typically what comes to mind when you think about federal agencies, but as part of the smithsonian institution, the national zoo depends on federal money to operate. if congress doesn't come up with a budget deal, the zoo could lose tens of millions of dollars an that could mean some very painful decisions ahead. two cheetahs playfully roll around unaware of the debate and potentially $40 million of cuts to their home, the national zoo. many visitors were also unawa
. >>> president obama and congress now have less than a week to reach a deal to avoid sequestration. those draft extending cuts will take effect a week from today. the president appears to be making a final effort to prevent those looming cuts. he called john boehner and mitch mcconnell yesterday. we are still working to find out what the sides said to each other, but the white house described them as good conversations. >>> the national zoo could have to make some really...
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president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a passed oxycotin pills to her after french kissing him visit.the police of not said how the drugs were discovered. >> 5:50 this morning. >> moving on to the weather. icy and snowy depending on you live it. we are running the whole gamut of this morning. it does not have to go further than 20 miles to the west where seeing the winter mix. 34 your degree -- 34 your at reagan national. the postal system is in the station right now. 34 in gaithersburg. snow in frederick at 32 degrees. super doppler showing rain across parts of eastern maryland. just of the liquid a variety. of the beltway and head montgomery county thatrince william county, we see sleet and snow. up to 4 inches being rep
president obama has nominated to succeed him. president obama's second term getting started, but he is looking forward to the midterm elections. the president plans to hold at least 14 fund-raisers for year.ates this republicans accused him of being interested in campaigning and governing. york woman is free on bail after visiting a son jail. her in a passed oxycotin pills to her after french kissing him visit.the police of not said how the drugs were discovered. >> 5:50 this morning....
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>>> congress couldn't get a deal done because of the senate democrats refusing to defund president obama's health care reform, something the g.o.p. kongmen are very adamant about trying to do. here is why the republicans want to get rid of it. >> opponents believe the program costs too much. it will hurt the quality of medical care and will hurt business owners. both small and large. opponents also don't like the penalty given to people who don't have any health insurance and opponents know if they don't defeat obamacare now, it will be very difficult to eliminate it once it's up and running. >> people who support the measure like it because it makes insurers pay for more coverage on items like prescription drugs, mental health care. it enforces exchanges to accept you despite pre-existing conditions and drop you if you get sick. children can stay on their parents' plan till they're 26. and to pay for it, there are new taxes on the wealthy, on devices and health insurers. the key provisions of the health care law kick in today. the health care exchanges which are online market plays for in
>>> congress couldn't get a deal done because of the senate democrats refusing to defund president obama's health care reform, something the g.o.p. kongmen are very adamant about trying to do. here is why the republicans want to get rid of it. >> opponents believe the program costs too much. it will hurt the quality of medical care and will hurt business owners. both small and large. opponents also don't like the penalty given to people who don't have any health insurance and...
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. >>> president obama is pushing to get more young people to sign up for health insurance. stopping by a white house youth summit. the president encouraged young adults to show their friends how to enroll. >>> georgia republican tom price is pushing his own health care legislation that he says is more attractive to young people. >> mr. president, we got a better idea. give me a call. >>> stocks were lower and investors are worried that a pair of better than expected reports on the economy will mean the federal reserve will start pulling back the stimulus program. >>> happy van winkle sells just 7,000 cases of the bourbon. made even more rare by the recent theft around $26,000. >>> as the search for the thief continues. >> be able to -- it is an inside job. >> the sheriff isn't buying this was all a publicity stunt. >> i was going to post a photo on facebook. >> it's one of her explaining she's teaching students how quickly a photo can beseen by lots of people. >> three and a half million people liked it. >> you can't just post something on there and think it's not a big dea
. >>> president obama is pushing to get more young people to sign up for health insurance. stopping by a white house youth summit. the president encouraged young adults to show their friends how to enroll. >>> georgia republican tom price is pushing his own health care legislation that he says is more attractive to young people. >> mr. president, we got a better idea. give me a call. >>> stocks were lower and investors are worried that a pair of better than...
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he's sending president obama a letter explaining why he decided to leak the documents. he is sentenced to 35 years and will be sent to the prison in fort leavenworth kansas.th >> before the big anniversary on the march on washington there's a rally to call for d.c. statehood. later on today. people are invited to a sign make party. >> today marks two years since the district was hit by an earthquake and today the national cathedral will give an update on repairs to the landmark. the earthquake destroyed severay areas to the church. the cathedral has been working to install scaffolding in repair of the stone. it was granted a $100,000 grantg through the in additional trust for historic preservation. p >> the redskins getting readyng for the third game against the bills on the field. rg3 took another step in his recovery. he went full speed without any problems. he maintained he will be ready for week one against the eagles even though he will not play inn the preseason.e >> i have to make sure i have my x's and o's down and can i perform. for me can i lean on last year's
he's sending president obama a letter explaining why he decided to leak the documents. he is sentenced to 35 years and will be sent to the prison in fort leavenworth kansas.th >> before the big anniversary on the march on washington there's a rally to call for d.c. statehood. later on today. people are invited to a sign make party. >> today marks two years since the district was hit by an earthquake and today the national cathedral will give an update on repairs to the landmark. the...